Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta...
by selectodude on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:37PM
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I guarantee if a ransomware attack shut down 40 percent of the hospitals in the United States at the same time, we'd have an Iraq War situation on our hands.
Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta...
by bluGill on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:54PM
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If 40% of the hospitals shutdown the majority of people would not notice if you somehow kept it out of the news. It would be a disaster for those who need a hospital right then, but the average person doesn't even visit a hospital once a year.
The average person fills their gas tank once a month, so they are much more likely to notice personally.
But if you instead compare 40% of the hospitals going offline VS 40% loosing access to gas, with similar conditions, I think the mortality will be higher by attacking hospitals. I think the government could probably somehow logistically ration oil if shit really hits the pan too, so essentials can keep running. Probably worse situation with hospitals, even though the military could probably help out there a bit.
That's why it's weird to not react when people are attacking hospitals, vs oil pipelines. But as said before in my other comment, maybe not too weird.